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Newspaper
Choteau Acantha
Location
Choteau, Montana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1970
Page
1
The Choteau School Board filed budget recommendations for 1970 71 with an Elementary general fund of 221 427 and a 46 336 levy at 13 4 mills. Chateau High School adopts a 191 000 budget with a 25 486 levy at 4 2 mills.
Good Friday church services are planned across several faiths with times at St. Joseph’s Catholic 1 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. United Methodist at 1 p.m. Tenebrae at Trinity Lutheran 2 p.m. Maundy Thursday 7:30 p.m. Easter Sunrise Service March 29 at Priest Butte 6 p.m. Senior UMC Youth Fellowship organizes. breakfast follows at church basement. inclement weather moves service indoors.
Final arrangements set for the Youngtimers on April 4 at Fairfield’s new community hall starting 7 p.m. Bill McCauley will MC, with Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Walt organizing the program and committees handling publicity tickets nominations decorations and door prizes. Tickets cost 5 per couple.
Choteau Postmaster Gibson Monkman says the eastern mail strike has little effect locally due to few incoming letters from the east, but outgoing mail is affected. An embargo blocks all classes of mail to St Paul Minneapolis New York New Jersey Connecticut and certain Chicago zip zones until settlement and lifting.
Chateau area children will hunt at the court house lawn this Saturday at 1 pm. eggs will include candy and prize eggs, with three dozen provided per merchant and 2,500 eggs hidden. Boy Scouts, led by Arvid Sunder and Chamber volunteers, direct groups and will distribute leftovers to others.
The Choteau Public Library launches a poster contest for kindergarten to third grade and an essay contest for fourth to sixth grade in observance of National Library Week April 12 to 18. First prize is 5 dollars, with 3 and 2 dollar prizes for subsequent places in each group.
Dale Dreyer was elected president of the Chateau Jaycees. New officers take office June 1 with installation set for April 25. Other winners include Danny Mayson as first vice president Wayne Dunning as second vice president Don La Baugh as secretary Clark Russell as treasurer Adrian Dargan as director and Buddy White as building director. Local and state nominations were made for May Missoula convention and four new members joined the Chateau Jaycees.
Montana extension agent George M. Goodwin explains allowed mercurial fungicide use for grain in 1970. The USDA bans interstate bulk shipments. in-state commerce and planting are permitted with caution. A federal task force reviews further action, and indemnity may be available if treated grain is condemned.
All Star selections set for lanes in Choteau and Fairfield with A and B teams from Chateau and Fairfield. Included are player averages for Arvid Sunder Cal Southard Len Beck Art Schmidt Gideon Schmidt Mick Schaefer and others. Competition slated for early April with times to be announced.
Snowmobilers and drag racers are using airport runways and taxiways in Teton County. Mrs. Elmer Baker, secretary of the County Airport Commission, warns violators face a $500 fine, up to six months in jail, or both. Only airport maintenance vehicles or those tied to airport business may enter runways and aprons.
Sun River Electric of Fairfield announced the winners of the annual Government in Action essay contest. Tana Bishop and Joseph Stark won for essays on consumer benefits of cooperatives. they and other winners will fly to Washington D C with Montana and Dakota youths for tours and meetings with officials including a hoped visit with the president.
The Teton County Women’s Democrat Club hosts its regular meeting Monday April 6 at the United Church of Christ in Fairfield with a 1 pm luncheon served by the Fellowship Ladies. Guest speaker Sister Kathryn Rutan of Great Falls College of Education discusses Women In Politics. Reservations by March 30 to Mildred Schwartz Wilma Mayer Fairfield Nola Baggenstoss Helen Anderson Power Virginia Luinstra Chateau Eva McDunn Mabel Stephens Dutton.
Rex Peterson chairs the American Legion Boys State Committee in Choteau announces delegates for the Dillon program June 7 to 13. Delegates are Dave Martman Greg Luinstra and John Chane Wayne Lode is the alternate. Sponsoring groups pay 50 dollars per delegate.
The Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee of Teton County says limited adjustments to conserving bases may be made for farms at risk from double summer fallowing. Farmers must file adjustment requests by April 3, the signup deadline for wheat and feed grain programs under the 1965 act.
Ranchers in the area show interest in a short beef cattle management course focusing on artificial insemination. Bill Jones of Montana Breeders says if enough interest is shown he will arrange and bring in experts. The school would be held in Chateau or Bynum with dates tentatively set for April 14 through 17 and would cover nutrition, physiology, genetics, estrus synchronization, insemination, heat detection, semen handling, records, and equipment.
The annual City Men’s Bowling Championship opened last weekend at A and E Lanes Cha teau led by Lloyd DeBruycker Dut ton who set a new All Events record of 1818. Tom McCartney topped high series and game with 672 and 254.
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